Palmyra
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borough in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Burlington
- Incorporated
- April 19, 1894
- Named after
- Palmyra , Syria
- Type
- Borough
- Body
- Borough Council
- Mayor
- Gina Ragomo Tait ( D , term ends December 31, 2027)
- Administrator
- John J. Gural
- Municipal clerk
- Doretha (Rita) Jackson
- Total
- 2.54 sq mi (6.58 km )
- Land
- 1.85 sq mi (4.79 km )
- Water
- 0.69 sq mi (1.79 km ) 27.28%
- Rank
- 371st of 565 in state, 32nd of 40 in county
- Elevation
- 7 ft (2.1 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 7,489
- Density
- 4,022.7/sq mi (1,553.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC– 05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
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Encyclopedic overview
Palmyra is a borough in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,438, an increase of 40 (+0.5%) from the 2010 census count of 7,398, which in turn reflected an increase of 307 (+4.3%) from the 7,091 counted in the 2000 census. The borough, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.
Palmyra was originally incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 19, 1894, from portions of Cinnaminson Township and Riverton. On February 20, 1923, Palmyra was reincorporated as a borough.
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